Test 2 Flashcards
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Absorption
Phase of the digestive process that occurs when small molecules, vitamins and minerals pass through the walls of the small and large intestine and into the bloodstream
Amylase 
An enzyme that aids in the digestion of starch
Anus
Last section of the gastrointestinal tract outlet for waste products from the G.I. system
Chyme
Mixture of food with saliva, salivary enzymes and gastric secretions that is produced as food passes through the mouth, esophagus and stomach
Digestion
Phase of the digestive process that occurs when the digestive enzymes and secretions mix with ingested food and when proteins, fats and sugars are broken down into their component smaller molecules
Dyspepsia
Indigestion, upper abdominal discomfort associated with eating
Elimination
Phase of the digestive process that occurs after digestion and absorption when waste products are evacuated from the body
Esophagus
Collapsible tube Connecting the mouth to the stomach through which food passes as it is ingested 
Hydrochloric acid
Acid secreted by the glands in the stomach mixes with chime to break it down into absorbable molecules, and to aid in the destruction of bacteria
Ingestion
Phase of the digestive process that occurs when food is taken into the G.I. tract via the mouth and esophagus
Intrinsic factor
A gastric secretion that combines with vitamin B 12 so that the vitamin could be absorbed
Large intestine
The portion of the G.I. tract into which waste material from the small intestine passes as absorption continues and elimination, begins, consists of several parts, ascending segment, transverse, segment, descending, segment, sigmoid colon and rectum
Lipase
An enzyme that aids in the digestion of fats
Microbiome 
The collective genome of all microbes in the microbiota
Microbiota
The complement of microbes in a given environment
Pepsin
A gastric enzyme that is important in protein digestion
Small intestine
Longest portion of the G.I. tract consisting of three part duodenum, jejunum, and ilium, through which food mixed with all secretions and enzymes passes as it continues to be digested, and begins to be absorbed into the bloodstream 
Stomach
Distensible pouch into which the food bolus passes to be digested by gastric enzymes
Trypsin
Enzyme that aids in the digestion of proteins
Achalasia
Absent or ineffective, peristalsis of the distal, esophagus, accompanied by failure of the esophagus, sphincter to relax in response to swallowing
Aspiration
Inhalation of fluids are foods into the trachea and bronchial tree
Dumping syndrome
Physiologic response to rapid emptying of gastric contents into the small intestine, manifested by nausea, weakness, sweating, palpitations, syncope, and possibly diarrhea (synonym vagotomy syndrome)
Dysphasia
Difficulty swallowing
Dysplasia
Bizarre cell growth, resulting in cells that differ in size, shape, or arrangement from other cells of the same tissue type